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Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate

Marion County had the highest job creation rate of 46 counties in 2012, at 32.362%. Barnwell County had the lowest, at 6.295%. The median was 11.677% and the figure for South Carolina was 13.257%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.362Marion County
Lowest6.295Barnwell County
Median11.67746 counties
South Carolina13.257History

Map of counties, 2012

Abbeville County: 10.286 %Aiken County: 11.051 %Allendale County: 8.125 %Anderson County: 13.981 %Bamberg County: 10.038 %Barnwell County: 6.295 %Beaufort County: 16.842 %Berkeley County: 15.048 %Calhoun County: 15.444 %Charleston County: 15.409 %Cherokee County: 10.139 %Chester County: 11.743 %Chesterfield County: 7.505 %Clarendon County: 11.911 %Colleton County: 13.488 %Darlington County: 11.521 %Dillon County: 7.632 %Dorchester County: 16.439 %Edgefield County: 14.941 %Fairfield County: 11.337 %Florence County: 9.555 %Georgetown County: 13.048 %Greenville County: 13.033 %Greenwood County: 8.367 %Hampton County: 10.85 %Horry County: 14.28 %Jasper County: 15.901 %Kershaw County: 9.397 %Lancaster County: 13.992 %Laurens County: 11.708 %Lee County: 8.325 %Lexington County: 13.529 %McCormick County: 11.645 %Marion County: 32.362 %Marlboro County: 9.614 %Newberry County: 6.967 %Oconee County: 13.264 %Orangeburg County: 10.931 %Pickens County: 10.94 %Richland County: 13.514 %Saluda County: 12.775 %Spartanburg County: 10.959 %Sumter County: 9.724 %Union County: 7.683 %Williamsburg County: 12.235 %York County: 14.207 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2012

Marion County: 32.362 %Marion County32.362Beaufort County: 16.842 %Beaufort County16.842Dorchester County: 16.439 %Dorchester County16.439Jasper County: 15.901 %Jasper County15.901Calhoun County: 15.444 %Calhoun County15.444Charleston County: 15.409 %Charleston County15.409Berkeley County: 15.048 %Berkeley County15.048Edgefield County: 14.941 %Edgefield County14.941Horry County: 14.28 %Horry County14.28York County: 14.207 %York County14.207Lancaster County: 13.992 %Lancaster County13.992Anderson County: 13.981 %Anderson County13.981Lexington County: 13.529 %Lexington County13.529Richland County: 13.514 %Richland County13.514Colleton County: 13.488 %Colleton County13.488Oconee County: 13.264 %Oconee County13.264Georgetown County: 13.048 %Georgetown County13.048Greenville County: 13.033 %Greenville County13.033Saluda County: 12.775 %Saluda County12.775Williamsburg County: 12.235 %Williamsburg County12.235Clarendon County: 11.911 %Clarendon County11.911Chester County: 11.743 %Chester County11.743Laurens County: 11.708 %Laurens County11.708McCormick County: 11.645 %McCormick County11.645Darlington County: 11.521 %Darlington County11.521Fairfield County: 11.337 %Fairfield County11.337Aiken County: 11.051 %Aiken County11.051Spartanburg County: 10.959 %Spartanburg County10.959Pickens County: 10.94 %Pickens County10.94Orangeburg County: 10.931 %Orangeburg County10.931Hampton County: 10.85 %Hampton County10.85Abbeville County: 10.286 %Abbeville County10.286Cherokee County: 10.139 %Cherokee County10.139Bamberg County: 10.038 %Bamberg County10.038Sumter County: 9.724 %Sumter County9.724Marlboro County: 9.614 %Marlboro County9.614Florence County: 9.555 %Florence County9.555Kershaw County: 9.397 %Kershaw County9.397Greenwood County: 8.367 %Greenwood County8.367Lee County: 8.325 %Lee County8.325Allendale County: 8.125 %Allendale County8.125Union County: 7.683 %Union County7.683Dillon County: 7.632 %Dillon County7.632Chesterfield County: 7.505 %Chesterfield County7.505Newberry County: 6.967 %Newberry County6.967Barnwell County: 6.295 %Barnwell County6.295Marion County: 32.362 %Marion County32.362Beaufort County: 16.842 %Beaufort County16.842Dorchester County: 16.439 %Dorchester County16.439Jasper County: 15.901 %Jasper County15.901Calhoun County: 15.444 %Calhoun County15.444Charleston County: 15.409 %Charleston County15.409Berkeley County: 15.048 %Berkeley County15.048Edgefield County: 14.941 %Edgefield County14.941Horry County: 14.28 %Horry County14.28York County: 14.207 %York County14.207Lancaster County: 13.992 %Lancaster County13.992Anderson County: 13.981 %Anderson County13.981Lexington County: 13.529 %Lexington County13.529Richland County: 13.514 %Richland County13.514Colleton County: 13.488 %Colleton County13.488Oconee County: 13.264 %Oconee County13.264Georgetown County: 13.048 %Georgetown County13.048Greenville County: 13.033 %Greenville County13.033Saluda County: 12.775 %Saluda County12.775Williamsburg County: 12.235 %Williamsburg County12.235Clarendon County: 11.911 %Clarendon County11.911Chester County: 11.743 %Chester County11.743Laurens County: 11.708 %Laurens County11.708McCormick County: 11.645 %McCormick County11.645Darlington County: 11.521 %Darlington County11.521Fairfield County: 11.337 %Fairfield County11.337Aiken County: 11.051 %Aiken County11.051Spartanburg County: 10.959 %Spartanburg County10.959Pickens County: 10.94 %Pickens County10.94Orangeburg County: 10.931 %Orangeburg County10.931Hampton County: 10.85 %Hampton County10.85Abbeville County: 10.286 %Abbeville County10.286Cherokee County: 10.139 %Cherokee County10.139Bamberg County: 10.038 %Bamberg County10.038Sumter County: 9.724 %Sumter County9.724Marlboro County: 9.614 %Marlboro County9.614Florence County: 9.555 %Florence County9.555Kershaw County: 9.397 %Kershaw County9.397Greenwood County: 8.367 %Greenwood County8.367Lee County: 8.325 %Lee County8.325Allendale County: 8.125 %Allendale County8.125Union County: 7.683 %Union County7.683Dillon County: 7.632 %Dillon County7.632Chesterfield County: 7.505 %Chesterfield County7.505Newberry County: 6.967 %Newberry County6.967Barnwell County: 6.295 %Barnwell County6.295
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Marion County32.362+18.47 pts
2Beaufort County16.842+3.68 pts
3Dorchester County16.439+1.75 pts
4Jasper County15.901-1.83 pts
5Calhoun County15.444+0.23 pts
6Charleston County15.409-0.28 pts
7Berkeley County15.048+0.86 pts
8Edgefield County14.941+4.11 pts
9Horry County14.28-0.04 pts
10York County14.207-0.61 pts
11Lancaster County13.992-7.48 pts
12Anderson County13.981+0.43 pts
13Lexington County13.529+1.64 pts
14Richland County13.514+1.61 pts
15Colleton County13.488+3.69 pts
16Oconee County13.264+2.24 pts
17Georgetown County13.048+0.59 pts
18Greenville County13.033-0.09 pts
19Saluda County12.775+2.01 pts
20Williamsburg County12.235-0.47 pts
21Clarendon County11.911+2.22 pts
22Chester County11.743+2.3 pts
23Laurens County11.708+0.59 pts
24McCormick County11.645-3.66 pts
25Darlington County11.521-2.18 pts
26Fairfield County11.337-7.59 pts
27Aiken County11.051-4.99 pts
28Spartanburg County10.959-3.59 pts
29Pickens County10.94-3.44 pts
30Orangeburg County10.931+1.41 pts
31Hampton County10.85+3.46 pts
32Abbeville County10.286+1.12 pts
33Cherokee County10.139-1.35 pts
34Bamberg County10.038+1.02 pts
35Sumter County9.724-2.96 pts
36Marlboro County9.614+3.05 pts
37Florence County9.555-4.56 pts
38Kershaw County9.397-4.51 pts
39Greenwood County8.367-2.27 pts
40Lee County8.325+0.42 pts
41Allendale County8.125+0.58 pts
42Union County7.683-10.39 pts
43Dillon County7.632-10.7 pts
44Chesterfield County7.505-0.58 pts
45Newberry County6.967+1.27 pts
46Barnwell County6.295-1.3 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/south-carolina-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/south-carolina-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/south-carolina-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Marion County, with 32.362% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Barnwell County, with 6.295% in 2012.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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